pontificate
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/verb
उच्चारण पॉन्टिफ़िकेट
ज्ञान बघारना, उपदेशक की तरह राय देना
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[I] ~ (about/on sth) disapproving
to give your opinions about something in a way that shows you think you are always right
ज्ञान बघारना, उपदेशक की तरह राय देना
- He loves to pontificate about politics at every family dinner.
- Instead of pontificating on the problem, she quietly started solving it.
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[C] formal
the official position of a pope, or the period of time during which a person holds this position
पोप का पद या कार्यकाल
- during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II
Synonyms papacy
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Pontificate about something or pontificate on something.
Pontificate about something या pontificate on something सही है।
The verb ends with the sound 'kate', but the noun ends with the sound 'kut'.
Verb के अंत में 'kate' की ध्वनि आती है, जबकि noun के अंत में 'kut' की ध्वनि आती है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From pontiff, a formal title of the Pope.
यह शब्द pontiff से बना है, जो Pope की एक औपचारिक उपाधि है।